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Found History - Sinking of the USS Maine

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Added by Lindsey Dowling on May 13, 2010 at 10:30am — No Comments

Reg Murphy - The Great Wall of China

My visual essay is located at http://prezi.com/_nj1nkkcevc-/the-great-wall-of-c hina/

I focused on the representation of the Great Wall to the Chinese people. The iconic value of the wall for the Chinese should encourage students and teachers to seek out our own symbols that embody the American culture.

Added by Lindsey Dowling on May 13, 2010 at 9:39am — No Comments

University of North Carolina Chapel Hill (d h ART)

The University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill was chartered in 1789, the year George Washington took office as the first president of the United States of America. However, it's history dates back even further to the first state constitution in 1776. Carolina lays claim to one of the oldest public universities in the nation and is the only public institution to give degrees in the 18th century. In 2009, U.S. News & World Report ranked UNC 5th among the nation's top… Continue

Added by Lindsey Dowling on May 13, 2010 at 2:34am — No Comments

Slave Song Representation - Becoming Digital

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Added by Lindsey Dowling on May 13, 2010 at 1:30am — No Comments

Religious Items

For this Simple Digital History project I digitized some religious relics that my grandmother had given me over the years. The religious pieces I compiled included a rosary, two prayer cards, a newspaper clipping

with a prayer to St. Jude and a scapular.

My grandmother…

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Added by Lindsey Dowling on February 14, 2010 at 10:00pm — No Comments

Hurricane Floyd

In September of 1999 Hurricane Floyd came crashing along the Atlantic coastline leaving behind a wake of destruction. This soundscape represents the North Carolina coast and its transitions during the hurricane.

Added by Lindsey Dowling on September 13, 2009 at 3:53pm — 1 Comment